[butter up] {v.}, {informal} To try to get the favor or […]

[butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth] {informal} You act very polite […]

[by a long shot] {adv. phr.}, {informal} By a big difference; […]

[call down] also [dress down] {v.}, {informal} To scold. * /Jim […]

[call it quits] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To decide to stop […]

[call on the carpet] {v. phr.}, {informal} To call (a person) […]

[call one's bluff] {v. phr.}, {informal} To ask someone to prove […]

[call the shots] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give orders; be in […]

[call the tune] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be in control; give […]

[calling down] also [dressing down] {n. phr.}, {informal} A scolding; reprimand. […]